How I Beat Everyone Who Plays the FRENCH DEFENSE
25K views · May 16, 2026 · Education
Comments · 145
@ChesswithAkeem · 4 months ago · pinned
What Opening Should I do next ?
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@Sparkinside-wp5wr · 4 months ago
My man, Akeem, is one of the hardest working chess content creators on here - hands down! 🎉
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@Radiant_uno · 4 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IWft9uctpc&t=1018">16:58</a> that's not the Bible bro 😭😭 that's the battle of Troy in Greek Mythology
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@mikeruck2888 · 4 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IWft9uctpc&t=1040">17:20</a> A "big knight" actually made me chuckle lol
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@thetravelingcoach8232 · 4 months ago
Yes, if you would've missed that royal fork against that 1100 player, I probably would've threw my phone
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@JustARegularEverydayNormalGuy · 4 months ago
1100 guy played some chess ... beating caro kann next plss
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@travisdope · 4 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IWft9uctpc&t=1020">17:00</a> it’s not in the bible but it’s called the Trojan horse. Basically they gave a gift of a giant horse they hid inside and when everyone was sleep, they came out and killed everyone
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@BDuff2233 · 4 months ago
I love this "how I beat X opening" idea, taking advantage of your video format. So many speedruns out there show how to play a named opening. But it has to be an opening they can get on the board frequently (often system openings or defenses against 1.e4 or 1.d4). This leaves a bunch of uncovered territory for stuff like this, since a traditional speedrun won't encounter the French enough to make a decent video. Getting to see a number of attacks against the French in quick succession is super helpful.
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@reagentina · 4 months ago (edited)
love your chess vids bro. i also like the tactics alert thing i now also say it in my head when playing my games
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@arceus_u4l · 4 months ago
Bro please make videoes on endgames
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@jo_h8168 · 4 months ago
it is the Trojan Horse story in Greek mythology
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@WaldoWizard · 4 months ago
French !! We we !! We love it ...by the way Akeem, I watched your video from 9 months ago beating the Italian, that 900 game was outstanding... i gotta go wipe the smile off my face .. amazing tactics ❤
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